Interviews

Weekly feature introducing you to film professionals from all over Europe sorted by name.

8439 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 12/09/2025. 654 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Evelin Penttilä • Producer, Stellar Film

"Producers always have to be ready for the unknown and unaccounted challenges"

Evelin Penttilä • Producer, Stellar Film

Selected as one of this year’s Producers on the Move, the producer confides in the potential of her local film industry and shares the challenges and...  

12/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Estonia

Janine Teerling • Producer, AMP Filmworks

"We look for stories that we feel strongly about telling, that have something unique"

Janine Teerling • Producer, AMP Filmworks

The Dutch producer based in Cyprus talks about her upcoming projects and the challenges that her local industry is facing  

12/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Cyprus

Jessie Fisk • Producer, Feline Films

“You have to keep the flame of the project alive and fight for it in the most challenging of circumstances”

Jessie Fisk • Producer, Feline Films

The Irish producer, selected as one of this year’s Producers on the Move, shared some thoughts about her job and how the market has changed over the last...  

11/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Ireland

Alessandro Amato • Producer, dispàrte

“Platforms carry the risk of homogenisation; we need to safeguard auteur cinema, research and experimentation”

Alessandro Amato • Producer, dispàrte

The young Italian producer spoke to us about the projects he’ll be bringing to the Croisette and the challenges that come with competing in such a changed...  

11/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Italy

Alexander Wadouh • Producer, Chromosom Film

"'Quickly' is a word that doesn’t belong in cinema"

Alexander Wadouh • Producer, Chromosom Film

Selected as part of Producers on the Move, the German producer tells us about the importance for filmmakers to take their time  

11/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Germany

Marc-Henri Wajnberg • Director of I am Chance

“I wanted these street girls to become the subjects of their own story again”

Marc-Henri Wajnberg • Director of I am Chance

Cineuropa met with the Belgian filmmaker who once again dives into the heart of Kinshasa for a documentary alongside the street children who populate the city  

11/05/2022 | /Belgium/Democratic Republic of the Congo/France

Diana Păroiu • Producer, Visual Walkabout

“For me, the relationship producer-director is a bit like a dance”

Diana Păroiu • Producer, Visual Walkabout

The head of the Romanian production company selected at this year’s Producers on the Move talks about the challenges of working in a small film industry,...  

10/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Romania

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin & Jérémy Zelnik • Co-Directors, Coprocity

"This is how we can offer quality and boast appeal"

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin & Jérémy Zelnik • Co-Directors, Coprocity

We met with the heads of the Coprocity platform, a professional tool successfully initiated in summer 2021 which is now introducing a Best Project prize  

10/05/2022 | Coprocity 2022

Andrea Berentsen Ottmar • Producer, Oslo Pictures

“We have to protect artistic independence, artistic quality and cinema culture”

Andrea Berentsen Ottmar • Producer, Oslo Pictures

The Norwegian producer, selected as one of EFP's 2022 Producers on the Move, talked about her current work and next project  

10/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Norway

Ketie Danelia • Producer, Takes Film

"We who work in art and culture always find the way to tell the stories that need to be told"

Ketie Danelia • Producer, Takes Film

We spoke to the Georgian producer, whose credits include And Then We Danced and Wet Sands and who is taking part in Producers on the Move at Cannes  

10/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Georgia

Kuba Kosma • Producer, Serce

“Being a producer means being a psychologist or even a psychoanalyst sometimes”

Kuba Kosma • Producer, Serce

The Polish producer, selected as one of EFP's 2022 Producers on the Move, shares with us his insights and hopes  

09/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Poland

Rufat Hasanov • Head of the Audiovisual and Interactive Media Department, Ministry for Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

“The establishment of the Cinema Agency truly marks the beginning of a new era for Azerbaijani cinema”

Rufat Hasanov • Head of the Audiovisual and Interactive Media Department, Ministry for Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

We chatted to the acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker, who also works at the country’s Ministry for Culture, about the founding of the Cinema Agency of the...  

09/05/2022 | /Azerbaijan

Derk-Jan Warrink • Producer, keplerfilm

“I find it very important to create a strong and trusting relationship with our talent”

Derk-Jan Warrink • Producer, keplerfilm

The Dutch producer, selected as one of EFP's 2022 Producers on the Move, talked about his producing work and his next projects  

09/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Netherlands

Judith Lou Lévy • Producer, Les Films du Bal

"Marrying pleasure and high standards is where the most powerful cinema experience lies"

Judith Lou Lévy • Producer, Les Films du Bal

The head of Les Films du Bal and French representative of Producers on the Move talks about her career, her editorial line, her projects and her vision of...  

06/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/France

Anna Machukh • Executive director, Ukrainian Film Academy, and general director, Odesa International Film Festival

“Now Ukraine needs to be represented in the international cultural arena”

Anna Machukh • Executive director, Ukrainian Film Academy, and general director, Odesa International Film Festival

We gleaned some insights into the current situation for culture in Ukraine in light of the war, and the importance of amplifying the country’s voices  

05/05/2022 | /Ukraine

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